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December 8, 2007

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International News for December 8, 2007

Three PPP supporters killed in south-west Pakistan
Gunmen opened fire and killed three supporters of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto here on Saturday. ANI

Michelangelos last sketch discovered in Vatican archives
A team of researchers has found a rare Michelangelo sketch, probably his last work, in the Vatican archives. ANI

Catholics to have serious dialogue with Hindus in US
Catholics leaders will have a serious dialogue with the leaders of Hindus and other religions during the silver jubilee celebrations of the Annual Diocesan Conference of Reno Catholic Diocese here in January next year. ANI

Swat Valley cleared of militants: Pak Army commander
The Pakistan Army has claimed that it has cleared almost all of the embattled Swat Valley of militants, killing 290 rebels and arresting another 143 in recent weeks. ANI

Laden was pleased to see increased 9/11 toll
The man behind the 9/11 attacks, which is deemed as one of the most deadliest terror incidents ever, Osama bin Laden was very pleased when he came to know that the death toll of the attack was close to 3,000, as against his expectation of around 1,500. ANI

Ive just snapped, Omaha mall shooter says in his suicide note
Hawkins, the gunman who went on a shooting rampage in a US shopping mall on Wednesday afternoon killing eight people before shooting himself, said in a suicide note that he was just snapped, adding that he did not want to be a burden on the ones that I care for my entire life. ANI

Ancient Buddhist seals found in Bangladesh
Archaeologists, excavating the remains of ancient Buddhist site in Bogra in Bangladesh, have found several pieces of seals, including the Dharmachakra message seal of Gautam Buddha. ANI

PML-Q ready to accept six demands made in CoD
PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that his party will recommend to the government to accept six of the total 15 demands made in the Charter of Demands by the ARD and the APDM joint committee. ANI

Nawaz, Shahbaz out of election race
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif are finally out of the election race, as they did not challenge their disqualification, saying that they would not seek justice from PCO judges. ANI

Mainstream Pak political parties award tickets mostly to landlords
Three mainstream political parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP,) Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) have fielded a majority of landlords in the general elections scheduled for January 8 next year, according to a survey. ANI

Lifting of emergency without reversing Nov 3 actions futile, says MMA
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that the lifting the state of emergency from Pakistan without reversing the November 3 actions would be futile. ANI

Musharraf will not consider judges reinstatement
President Pervez Musharraf has said that he is willing to bring in a new interim set-up in response to the opposition parties Charter of Demands (CoD), but added that the deposed judges will not be reinstated. ANI

Was Leonardo da Vinci actually an Arab?
Leonardo Da Vinci, believed to be of Italian origin, may have actually been an Arab, an investigation into a single, complete fingerprint found on one of his paintings has revealed. ANI

Deported from Pak, American activist arrested in Washington
One of the two US human rights activists deported from Pakistan has been arrested soon after arrival here. ANI

PPP criticises EC for inaction on violation of election rules
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has criticised the Election Commission (EC) for its inaction on the partys complaints regarding violation of election rules across the country. ANI

More than a quarter of Brits dont know where Jesus was born!
If you want to know where Jesus was born, you would be better off not asking a Brit, for a new survey has revealed that more than one in four adults in the UK are just as clueless as you. ANI

More than a quarter of Brits dont know where Jesus was born!
If you want to know where Jesus was born, you would be better off not asking a Brit, for a new survey has revealed that more than one in four adults in the UK are just as clueless as you. ANI

Lahore varsity students beat up intelligence official for filming female students
Lahore University students thrashed an intelligence official who was found capturing films of female protestors outside the district jail. ANI

Pak Attorney General urges EC to reconsider Sharifs nominations
Pakistans Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum has urged the Election Commission to reconsider the nomination papers former premier Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif. ANI

Ions heading to Earth can forecast magnetic environment behavior
An observation from ESAs (European Space Agency) cluster, has revealed that high-speed beams of electrically charged particles (ions) accelerating towards Earth can provide an understanding of magnetic environment behavior around our planet. ANI

Pakistan to gets it first Sikh Province Assembly Member
Following the induction of Sikhs into various government bodies in Pakistan, a Sikh living in Pakistan has successfully made an entry into Pakistani Politics. ANI

Negotiations with Musharraf can be resumed: Benazir
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that negotiations with President Pervez Musharraf can be resumed. ANI

Negotiations with Musharraf can be resumed: Benazir
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that negotiations with President Pervez Musharraf can be resumed. ANI

Sharif to Benazir: Set cut-off date for judges restoration
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appealed to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, to set a cut-off date for the restoration of deposed judges. ANI

A make-or-break African retreat for Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy
Prince Harry is taking girlfriend Chelsy Davy on a make-or-break African holiday in a bid to heal their troubled relationship. ANI

Prince Phillips top aide to testify at Di inquest
The Duke of Edinburghs closest aide is to testify at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed, it has been announced. ANI

Craig pumps it up again to get killer abs for new 007 film
Daniel Criag is hitting the gym once again to look his best for the next James Bond movie. ANI

Shahbaz Sharifs bail extended till Dec 18
The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended bail of former Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif in Sabzazar encounter case till December 18. ANI

LeWeb3: New Edition of the 'Start-up Competition' on 11 and 12 December 2007
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